Julian Simonsz
Based in Melbourne
About this act
Fronted by Julian Simonsz, who reached the later rounds of The Voice season three, this Melbourne band works weddings and corporate functions with a group of experienced players behind him. The song list runs from older classics to top 40, ballads, soul and pop, and the set list stays flexible rather than fixed. What changes most is the size. An acoustic duo for a ceremony, a trio, a standard five piece with vocals, guitar, bass, keys and drums, or a big band when the event calls for it. A female vocalist, horns, strings, dancers and a sound engineer can all be added, and there is a package pairing the band with a string quartet.
Repertoire
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Upbeat (mostly top 40)
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Black and Gold, Sam Sparro
Blame it on the Boogie, Jackson 5
Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke
Chandelier, Sia
Crazy in Love, Beyonce
Dangerous, David Guetta (reggae version) Diamonds, Rihanna
DJ got us Falling in Love, Usher
Get Lucky, Pharrell Williams
Happy, Pharrell Williams
I Got A Feeling, Black Eyes Peas
Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
Kiss, Prince
Like I Love You, Justin Timberlake
Locked out of Heaven, Bruno Mars
Love Fool, Jamiroquai
Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5
Please don't stop the Music, Rihanna
PYT, Michael Jackson
Senorita, Justin Timberlake
Sex on Fire, Kings of Leon
Sing, Ed Sheeran
Sugar, Maroon 5
Suit and Tie, Justin Timberlake
Summer of 69, Bryan Adams
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
The Way You Make me Feel, Michael Jackson Treasure, Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars
Slow / Mid-tempo
All of Me, John Legend
Amazed, Lonestar
Burn for You, John Farnham Dangerous, David Guetta (acoustic) Everything I Do, Bryan Adams
Give me Love, Ed Sheeran
Isn’t she Lovely, Stevie Wonder
Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
Lay with Me, Sam Smith
Leggo House, Ed Sheeran
Let’s stay Together, Al Green
Like I’m Going to Lose You, John Legend and Meghan Trainor
Moondance, Michael Buble
Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
Not the Only One, Sam Smith
Rolling in the Deep, Adele
Stay with Me, Sam Smith
Sunday Morning, Maroon 5
Thinking bout You, Frank Ocean
Thinking out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Waves, Mr Probz (acoustic)
Wonderful Tonight, Eric Clapton
Big Band
Including horns +/- strings, female vocalist
(F) denotes songs which require a female vocalist
Africa, Toto
Ain't no Mountain High Enough, Marvin Gaye duet (F) All Night Long, Lionel Ritchie
Best of My Love, The Emotions (F)
Blame it on the Boogie, Michael Jackson
Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40
Celebration, Kool and the Gang
Crazy in Love, Beyonce (F)
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson Endless Love, Lionel Ritchie duet (F)
I Feel Good, James Brown
I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye Knock on Wood, Otis Redding duet (F)
Cruisin’, D’Angelo duet (F)
Lady, The Commodores
Let’s Groove, Earth Wind and Fire
Let’s Stay Together, Al Green
Master Blaster, Stevie Wonder
Natural Woman, Aretha Franklin (F)
PYT, Michael Jackson
Rescue Me, Fontella Bass (F)
Respect, Aretha Franklin (F)
September, Earth Wind and Fire
Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye
Signed, sealed, delivered, Stevie Wonder
Staying Alive, Bee Gees
Suit and Tie, Justin Timberlake
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
Sweat (a lalala long), Inner Circle
The Way You Make Me Feel, Michael Jackson Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars
What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
Work it out, Beyoncé (F)
You Can’t Hurry Love, The Supremes (F)
Other
Children’s pop Christmas Carols National Anthem